John Boothman

The first minister’s policies from gender recognition to a hated hate crime law may well be his downfall, in spite of his doe-eyed persona

Alex Salmond reveals his terms for backing the beleaguered first minister as no-confidence vote looms

The Alba leader requires the first minister to agree a pact for the SNP to pull out of some seats and put independence first if he hopes to win Ash Regan’s vote

Barely a year after its last leadership election the SNP must decide again. Enter Kate Forbes, Stephen Flynn — and maybe even John Swinney

The Scottish National Party could have a new leader by the second week of June as its national executive committee decides this week the rules of the contest

The first minister cracked jokes as the crisis over his leadership began, but it was only a matter of time before he realised that the game was up

After Humza Yousaf’s departure as Scotland’s first minister, Swinney is the party’s favourite to take the job. But will Kate Forbes, his main rival, also stand?

The former finance minster is relatively untainted by recent SNP troubles but her socially conservative views are seen as the main barrier to her success

Speaking at a trade union conference, the Labour leader said the electorate deserved more than ‘chaos and unelected leaders’, with a sideswipe at the Tories

Scottish Labour fails to unseat the Scottish government after Humza Yousaf’s resignation as former power-sharing partners reject ‘chaos for the sake of chaos’